SR-89 at Olympic Valley
Live camera on SR-89, with the current status of the road it sits on and the forecast at the nearest pass.
Storm alerts
A notification on this device when chain control starts, changes or lifts, or a road closes or reopens. Pick your roads:
An alert is a heads-up that something changed, not a road report, and it can arrive a few minutes after the change. Before you drive, check Caltrans QuickMap or Nevada 511 (nvroads.com), or call 511. A few alerts a day at most; no account, no email, and you can turn them off here any time (what we keep).
Live video, confirmed streaming at ; still image taken .
Weather at Donner Summit
- Today
- Sunny
- Temperature
- 67°F
- Wind
- 5 to 12 mph
- Zone
- CAZ133
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Forecast read
Where this camera is
This camera is the red marker; the blue dots are the other cameras on SR-89. Click one to open it.
What this camera shows
This camera sits at an elevation of 6,122 feet, positioning it directly within the primary chain-control zone for this stretch of the highway. Because it is located effectively at the Olympic Valley control point, this view is the most reliable indicator of current tire chain requirements for drivers traveling between Truckee and Tahoe City. While the camera to the north at West River Street sits at a lower elevation of 5,885 feet, this view captures conditions that are often significantly more severe or snow-covered. If this frame shows accumulation while the lower camera remains clear, drivers should prepare for immediate chain controls ahead.
The feed is live video, which shows surface conditions as they are right now. Because this location is susceptible to rapidly changing weather at this altitude, a single dark or obscured frame may indicate localized heavy precipitation or fog rather than a permanent road closure. It is helpful to compare this view against the camera at Tahoe City, located four miles away at 6,220 feet, to determine if adverse conditions are isolated to the valley floor or extending across the pass.
SR-89: questions answered
Chain-control points on SR-89
Caltrans does not control the whole road at once — it sets controls at whichever point matches the snow level, so the same storm produces controls at different places on different days. These are the California-side points, highest first:
| Point | Elevation | Near | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Pass | 7,732 ft | Markleeville | Clear |
| Bliss State Park | 6,840 ft | Tahoma | Clear |
| Emerald Bay | 6,624 ft | South Lake Tahoe | Clear |
| Christmas Valley | 6,505 ft | South Lake Tahoe | Clear |
| Little Truckee Summit | 6,430 ft | Loyalton | Clear |
| Tahoma ( Co line / Sugar Pine ) | 6,332 ft | Tahoma | Clear |
| Tahoma - Eldo / Placer Co Line | 6,305 ft | Tahoma | Clear |
| Harper's Grade | 6,292 ft | Tahoma | Clear |
| Ebrights | 6,289 ft | South Lake Tahoe | Clear |
| Tahoe City | 6,246 ft | Tahoe City | Clear |
| Olympic Valley | 6,171 ft | Olympic Valley | Clear |
| Onion Valley - 17 Miles n/o Truckee | 6,059 ft | Sierraville | Clear |
The cameras either side
More cameras on SR-89
- SR-89 at Olympic Valley / Rampart
- SR-89 at Tahoe City / Fairway Dr
- SR-89 at Tahoe City / SR-28
- SR-89 at Tahoe City / Granlibakken
- SR-89 at South Lake Tahoe / US-50
All the cameras around Tahoe City →
Other roads
Camera: Caltrans. Chain-control status and closures: Caltrans District 3 (public domain). Nevada Explorer is not affiliated with any of them. Always confirm at roads.dot.ca.gov or nvroads.com before you travel.